album cover
album cover
Too Late was released on September 4, 2026 by 13 Going On 30 as a part of the album 13 Going On 30: The Musical (Original Cast Recording)
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2026
Label13 Going On 30
LanguageEnglish
BPM151
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

YOUNG JENNA
I HAD A DREAM AND IT CAME TRUE
BUT NOW I’M LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU
AND THINKIN’ THIS IS NOT THE WAY
THAT THINGS WERE S’POSED TO END
JENNA
I’M TOTAL GLAM FROM HEAD TO TOE
IT’S JUST HOW THINGS WERE S’POSED TO GO
BUT SOMEHOW I WENT WAY OFF COURSE
AND LOST MY ONE TRUE FRIEND
JENNA & YOUNG JENNA
IT’S GOT ME WONDERIN’, OH WHOA, OH WHOA...
JENNA
IS IT TOO LATE, TOO LATE
TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT I DID?
YOUNG JENNA
IS IT TOO LATE TO FIX MISTAKES
MADE WHEN I WAS JUST A KID?
JENNA & YOUNG JENNA
I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED
THOUGHT I KNEW WHO I SHOULD BE
IS IT TOO LATE TO BE EVERYTHING
I EVER EXPECTED OF ME?
YOUNG MATT
I HAD A PLAN TO MAKE IT BIG
TAKIN’ PHOTOS, WHAT AN AWESOME GIG
BUT NOW I’M LOOKIN’ AT A GUY
THAT I DON’T RECOGNIZE
MATT
IT ISN’T EASY AS IT SEEMS
LIFE HAS A WAY OF CRUSHING DREAMS
THAT’S WHY THEY SAY THAT GETTING OLDER
ALSO MAKES YOU WISE
MATT & YOUNG MATT
BUT NOW I’M WONDERIN’, OH WHOA, OH WHOA...
MATT
IS IT TOO LATE, TOO LATE
YOUNG MATT
FOR DREAMS LEFT IN THE DUST?
MATT
IS IT TOO LATE FOR FIREWORKS
TO ONCE MORE LEARN TO TRUST?
MATT & YOUNG MATT
I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED
KEPT MY DISTANCE, CLOSED MY HEART
MATT
IS IT TOO LATE OR JUST CRAZY
TO TEAR MY WHOLE WORLD ALL APART?
JENNA
I’M SELFISH AND DECEITFUL
DON’T KNOW HOW I FELL SO FAR
YOUNG JENNA
AND YOU CANNOT BE RESIGNED
TO LEAVING THINGS JUST AS THEY ARE
MATT
OH, MAYBE TIME HAS CHANGED HER
THIS COULD BE SOME COSMIC SIGN
YOUNG MATT
OR MAYBE SHE COULD BREAK YOUR HEART
FOR A SECOND TIME
JENNA
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE
BAILED ON MATT
YOUNG JENNA
EASY TO SAY FROM
WHERE YOU’RE AT
YOU WANTED TO BE POPULAR
JENNA
BUT NOT AT SUCH A COST
ALL 4
ALL THOSE CHILDISH DECISIONS
HAVE LEFT US FEELING
JENNA
LOST
ALL (EXCEPT JENNA)
FEELING LOST, FEELING LOST, FEELING LOST!
ALL
IT IS TOO LATE, TOO LATE
MATT
TO MOVE PAST THE TRUTHS I’VE LEARNED?
ALL
IS IT TOO LATE, TOO LATE
JENNA
TO REBUILD BRIDGES THAT I BURNED?
YOUNG JENNA & YOUNG MATT
YOU CAN’T FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM
AND WHAT MADE YOU WHO YOU ARE
ALL
IS IT TOO LATE TO START CHANGING COURSE
ALL 4
WHEN YOU’VE ALREADY TRAVELLED SO FAR?
ENSEMBLE
IS IT TOO LATE, TOO LATE
ALL
IF THERE’S A WILL THERE IS A WAY
NEVER TOO LATE
TO SET THINGS STRAIGHT
MOVING TOWARD A BRAND NEW DAY
I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT I WANTED
BUT NOW WITH A BACKWARDS GLANCE
JENNA
IS IT TOO LATE OR IS IT POSSIBLE
TO GET A SECOND CHANCE?
ALL (EXCEPT JENNA)
AHH
ALL
IS IT TOO LATE OR IS IT POSSIBLE
TO GET A SECOND CHANCE?
Written by: Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner

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